EC322-6-SP-CO:
Microeconomics (Advanced)
2024/25
Economics
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Monday 13 January 2025
Friday 21 March 2025
15
20 August 2024
Requisites for this module
(EC115 or BE300) and EC202
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The course is also applied: it focuses on several important cases of strategic interaction, including auctions, interactions between rival firms, moral hazard and adverse selection. Referring to several papers and excerpts, students will learn to analyse and critically evaluate the process of model-building, as well as examining whether the empirical evidence (observational and experimental) supports the various predictions.
The aim of this module is:
- To provide students with a rich background in the concepts and techniques of game theory.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Evaluation the impact of strategic considerations in the analysis of interactions among decision-makers.
- Apply game theory to issues in microeconomics.
- Have gained an appreciation of different solution concepts and the circumstances in which they are applied.
- Demonstrate in tests their problem-solving analytical and deductive skills.
No additional information available.
The module will be delivered via:
- One 2-hour lecture per week.
- One class per week.
In one term.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
Coursework |
EC322 Mid-Term Test |
28/02/2025 |
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Exam |
Main exam: In-Person, Open Book, 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
|
Exam |
Reassessment Main exam: In-Person, Open Book, 120 minutes during September (Reassessment Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Whichever is the Greater:
EITHER 50 per cent Coursework Mark, 50 per cent Exam Mark
OR 100 per cent Exam Mark IF Coursework Mark is a pass or better
Reassessment
Whichever is the Greater:
EITHER 50 per cent Coursework Mark, 50 per cent Exam Mark
OR 100 per cent Exam Mark IF Coursework Mark is a pass or better
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Piero Gottardi, email: piero.gottardi@essex.ac.uk.
Lectures and Classess: Prof Piero Gottardi
For further information, send an email message to fineco@essex.ac.uk.
Yes
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Dr Giancarlo Ianulardo
University of Exeter Business School
Lecturer in Economics
Available via Moodle
Of 13 hours, 13 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
Economics
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